Posts By: Betsy Urso

A Farm Bill in 2025? Red River Farm Network The Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor released a survey of more than 60 economists that concentrated on the farm economy. The survey indicated that the majority of economists surveyed think the Farm Bill won’t get completed until 2025. “The general consensus is that we’re unlikely to see… Read more »

Double Whammy: Interest Rates and Extreme Weather Threaten Rural America One Country Hot Dish By Heidi Heitkamp and Joel Heitkamp Rural farmers are facing a slew of challenges. Ongoing interest rate hikes are placing further financial pressure on farmers as the cost of lending increases. And prices aren’t the only thing rising in rural America…. Read more »

The Ag Economy Is Healthy, And That’s One Reason Economists Think It Could Be 2025 Before We See A New Farm Bill AgWeb By Tyne Morgan In the October Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, economists were a touch more optimistic about the ag economy picture for next year, while their thoughts around current economic conditions compared… Read more »

National Land Podcast: Market Watch: Land Real Estate Trends with Farmer Mac Mac Christian, National Land Realty Jackson Takach is the Chief Economist and Head of Strategy, Research, and Analytics at Farmer Mac. Today Mac Christian is talking with Jackson about the current market for land real estate as well as technology advancements in land…. Read more »

Factors influencing farmland prices Successful Farming By: Cassidy Walter Experts say farmland values are likely headed for a plateau but plenty of wildcards are still in play. PHOTO: KATIV, GETTY IMAGES Headlines boasting record-breaking farmland sales and surging values gave voice to the excitement in the market last year while land prices climbed. As 2023… Read more »

Ag is coming together to donate to Hawaii relief efforts RFDTV By Currey McCullough Several ag lenders are stepping up to help residents of Hawaii as wildfires wreak havoc on the island. American Ag Credit, CoBank, and Farmer Mac are donating $40,000 to the Maui Food Bank. Farm Credit has had a presence in Hawaii… Read more »

Agriculture Lenders Donate to Maui Food Bank HILO, HI., (August 15, 2023) – Farm Credit Association American AgCredit, rural banking partner CoBank, and The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, also known as Farmer Mac, are donating $40,000 to Maui Food Bank to help aid during the devastating wildfires that are wreaking havoc in Hawaii. “When natural… Read more »